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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This study was financed by the Cultural Anthropology program of the National Science Foundation (grant no BCS-0111905 to David Wilkie and Ricardo Godoy) with additional support provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Centre International des Recherches Medicales à Franceville. Malcolm Starkey was supported by a research studentship from the Economic and Social Research Council, UK. We would like to thank M. Emile Mamfoumbi-Kombila and M. Adrien Noungou, Directors of the Department of Wildlife and Hunting during the study for allowing the research to take place and for their support and encouragement. Freddy Makilootila, Michel Mbazonga, Jeanne Nyingone, Sophie Pambo, Issa Bedjabega, and Stevens Touladjan provided invaluable research assistance. Lee White provided essential support, discussion and advice to the research team throughout the study.
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Schenck, M., Nsame Effa, E., Starkey, M. et al. Why People Eat Bushmeat: Results From Two-Choice, Taste Tests in Gabon, Central Africa. Hum Ecol 34, 433–445 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-006-9025-1
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